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Core i5-4460 vs Xeon E3-1220 v3


Description
Both models i5-4460 and E3-1220 v3 are based on Haswell architecture.

"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4460 gets a score of 140.3 k points while the E3-1220 v3 gets 140.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1220 v3 is 1 times faster than the i5-4460. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell-WS
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4 /4
TDP
84 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2014
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
39.53k points
39.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.27k points
140.76k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-4460
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
19.84k
19.17k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
10.86k
10.55k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.46k
4.79k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
4.65k (x1.06)
TOTAL
39.53k
39.16k (x0.99)

Multithread

i5-4460

E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
75.08k
73.13k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
42.36k
42.06k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
18.03k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.45k
7.54k (x1.17)
TOTAL
140.27k
140.76k (x1)

Performance/W
i5-4460
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
894 points/W
914 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
504 points/W
526 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
195 points/W
225 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
77 points/W
94 points/W
TOTAL
1670 points/W
1759 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4460
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
5834 points/GHz
5478 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3193 points/GHz
3014 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1311 points/GHz
1368 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1290 points/GHz
1328 points/GHz
TOTAL
11628 points/GHz
11188 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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